How To Install Window AC Unit With Horizontal Sliding Window
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- čas přidán 17. 07. 2024
- How to install a window AC unit. In this video I show you how to install a window air conditioning unit in a side to side horizontal sliding window step by step. This window A/C install is also a little special because we are renting and the landlord doesn't want us drilling any holes or putting in screws. While I install the air conditioner in our vinyl window, I also go over many commonly asked questions regarding these window units and how they are supposed to be installed. Here are amazon links for the products I mentioned while doing the installation:
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Holy hell, I've never rented from anywhere that would send maintenance to help me do something that benefits me! But I appreciate the video, cheers!
Fantastic video, so glad i found it. been in a rental with no AC for two years but every summer i just suffered through with box fans because the window setup, and not wanting to deal with figuring it out blind. with your clear step by step i feel confident to take on the project.
Thank you so much! I have been so frustrated trying to figure out how to fit the AC unit into my horizontal sliding windows! Those are the most common style of window in my area so I knew I couldn’t be the only one! 😂
This is my exact scenario! Thanks so much, that metal bracket is the perfect piece for me to finish this project
Thank you, excellent video, best I've seen for this project. I have this same situation for my quite elderly Mother n' Laws apartment, with patio. 🙏 Cheers from Vancouver, BC
I was hoping to see this installed in a way that is still secure and would be as safe as possible from burglars, but this seems very insecure, they could just push the unit inside. Was a good video though, thank you.
They could just break the window too, it's only made of glass, trust me, really easy to break in regardless
Ah, there is a way to have securing the window sash when installing a ac, I don't recall what it is called, I do know they offer it on the MIDEA window acs
The only way to burglar proof a window is to not have one.
Nothing is foolproof unless one floor above ground & even that's not a guarantee. I'm trying a window shrink wrap kit for the gap above the AC in a sliding window.
He said you could add the wooden crossbeam on top of the unit. That would be screwed in, cant be pushed in.
Very informative!!! Great at explaining all the step-by-step directions.
Thanks, great video! I have been in my apartment for 8+ yrs and never bothered with AC as I'm at the cottage a lot I don't need AC too often. This yr it's hot in May already, so I grabbed an old unit from my folks' basement. I put it in the back door window and it fit almost perfectly instantly! Just a few little gaps so I duct taped them (can get the foam later if needed). I do need to use an extension cord tho....
This is a great tutorial. Thank you for taking the time!
awesome, thanks! curious why you chose to center the ac in the window instead of not using the accordion things and mount the ac against the non sliding side? could have just used some foam tape to seal it, and wouldn't have needed the acrylic sheet to be as big
You're welcome! What you suggested would be a better way but my wife didn't like how the half closed window looked.. 😅
❤ty so much I have the same window and u did awesome I'm 67 stroke x2 survivor no help and I'm hadmy central air go out and I don't hv 6k to replace so I will getthis ac and do wht u did ty very much God bless you
My wife wants AC in our bedroom and we have a horizontal sliding window. As much as this video helped with my concept of how to install, it doesn't resolve my main issue: how to keep security when you basically have a huge opening above the unit in your window.
If you don't mind screwing in a piece of plywood instead of the plexiglass, that would be a lot more secure.
I used both for mines n I have rift raffs in my neighborhood but so far no issues n my high sticker bush helps block it
Very good detailed video I have sliding window as well and used the plexiglass I wasn’t aware they can cut for you they are kinda hard to cut with the tool they suggest Very good overall video great job
House with a swamp cooler... its monsoon season lol. getting a unit tomorrow have sliding windows needed tips now i have a few thanks :D
Very good video. You're good to watch! Thanks for your advice.
nice to see there still is a place for old fashion window unit. They really save on electric bills!
Yes and it really helps with the heat! Kind of awesome how one can quickly install this thing and have cool air in the house within 5-10 minutes. ❄👍👌
I personally prefer window units because that way I can keep individual rooms at their own individual temperature. I wouldnt want my living room to be the same temperature as my bedroom, for example. I like to sleep in the cold.
Life saver...thanks
Great video Jay. I never had a widow that slide side to side. You found the solutions for me again my friend. LOL :)
Thank you Clayton! Lol, yeah.. I kind of wish we had some hung windows here instead as that would have made this video three times shorter. 😂 But it's alright, I am sure there are people with these windows who will appreciate this. 😎 Stay blessed my friend and have a phenomenal new week! Thanks for stopping by!
I’m so glad I came across your video, I was going to use plywood to cover the top part but now I’ll be getting that type of glass/plastic
Glad to hear that the video came at a good time! Besides the fact that it looks much much better than a piece of wood, the plexiglass is actually a better insulator than plywood too. Stay cool this summer!
@@WordofAdviceTV how’s the noise with plexiglass? It looks pretty thin
Thank you. Until I fix my central ac (using your excellent instruction), I'll have to install window air conditioners, again using your advice!
Sorry to hear about the central AC problems, may they be resolved in a speedy fashion! Hopefully you won't have to use the window units for too long, central air is much better. 😄
@@WordofAdviceTV Thank you so much. If replacing the fan motor succeeds, I will owe you a debt of gratitude for your instructions. If not, then it's the compressor, which I recall you advise on video that I not try to replace myself. In that case, I'll be sleeping on the floor of the cats' room (I have 2 cats), because I can only afford one window unit, and their sweet souls are the most important. Either way, I appreciate you very much, because if it wasn't for your videos, I would not have had the courage to try the repair myself. That's a huge deal to me.
After all that, I'll be watching your refrigerator videos. My bottom freezer doesn't freeze, and the fridge part doesn't get cold enough. I tell you, it just never ends!
Hope you are thoroughly enjoying Hawaii. I've never been there. It looks amazing! Good health and happiness to you!
That was such a good video. Thank you!!!
Great video ❤
I finished my school from two months ago but I learned more from your videos☺️
If you live close to me I hope to work with you
Just told me please which state you are from
Great video explaining everything. A+
Interesting video and it's giving me some ideas. I'm in the process now of installing a 6,000 BTU window a/c in a 12th floor window; no access to the outside once the plywood or plexiglass is installed. Not sure what I'm going to use yet.
This helps so much. Thank you.
Would love to see a video by you on how to clean the A-coil aka air conditioner evaporator coil and/or what to expect if you hire someone to do it. Seems like it's something that needs to be done, especially if you've been using fiberglass furnace filters, and it isn't included in standard HVAC clean and checks. And who to hire to do it? An HVAC company or duct cleaning company?
good job and useful and step by step video.
Thanks for the video! How do you clean the filter, do you have to take the whole thing out to do that and if so, how often do you do that?
Thank you for the video! Did you have to attach the ac unit to the frame at all? like screw it on there or something so it is more secure? The ac unit i'm putting in is 20 ft from the bottom so I'm wondering if I should attach it. Thanks.
And thank you very much . Is there any way to have you have some hot water heatings system. Videos. Because you are professional
great video as always!
Thank you sir!! Appreciate you stopping by, have a blessed and fantastic new week!
wonderful video and work, thank you
This was great, but Home Depot would not cut plexi glass for me... I was able to score the plexi glass with a utility knife and then snap over the edge of a table. Not perfectly straight cuts, but they were buried in the foam edging anyway!
Very informative. Thanks
What a '' cool '' AC installation 🤣😅😂 ... Aloha to the 1st family ... Thx Jay ...
Lol thank you Eddy! Glad to hear you found it cool 😄😄 Thank you for stopping by and greetings to you from our little island!! God bless and may you have a fabulous week 👌👌💪
Thank you!! Super simple easy install.
Great video. Question: if you are on a higher floor, how do you install a bracket on the outside? Or is it possible/advisable to use an interior bracket?
Thank you! Most window brackets are fairly easy to install and can be installed from inside the house, no need to do anything outside. I would suggest simply picking out a bracket you like on Amazon and then take some time to read through the reviews. There is bound to be people who installed it on a higher floor that share their experience.
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👍👍👍 Nice work
Thank you Harry!! 😄👍👍👍
Nice video. Always look forward to your Dad jokes.
Thank you David! Haha it's nice to hear that at least someone enjoys them 😄
Great Video. That's look nice
Thank you good sir! 😄
My window is 52" wide and too wide for the bracket that comes with the unit. Any recommendations for the extra 18" of open space?
Pretty nice ..unless you are on a higher floor and have no access to the exterior 😢
Is quarter inch plexiglass better than the 1/8" ? I know it cost a lot more I'm just wondering if it's better should I doubt we'll be any more secure when someone can just push the air conditioner in
HEY👋JAY!!!
I'm here for the dad jokes🤣🤣🤣 love it my brother!!
Wives ALWAYS know what's best😆. You stay cool my good friend, great video, I hope Hawaii is treating you better than here in Beijing🤭🤫🤣 Anywho, you Take Care and God Bless you and your family buddy🕊🕊🕊
btw, are you Australian🤣
Your NC friend, Jay👍👍
Mr. Silver!! Aloha brother!
I am happy to know some people actually look forward to those jokes. 😂😂 I still need to make that compilation video consisting of "video endings". 😇 I don't think it will be a massive hit but there should be some people who enjoy it lol.
Yes indeed! Our wives always know what's best! I will resist the urge to comment on that further.. 😄
Thank you! With the window AC in, things have been much cooler for us. Beijing sounds exciting!! May you stay cool (in both ways) there too!
I appreciate it and accept and receive all the blessings that come my way! 🙏🙂👍👍 May the Lord abundantly bless you and yours in all things!
No mate, not Australian. 😎
Take care!
The "self evap" is for attaining the highest seer rating. Inverter in a window unit is nice. most every 8000btu window unit is 700-750 watts 11-12eer, can you measure it on highest temp spread vs lowest and tell me you wattage draw? Thanks.
Thank you for explaining AD! No promises but I will try not to forget to get those reads for you!
Great video, thanks!
I'm curious why you used the ears rather than closing down the window most of the way. Any reason for that?
I was wondering that myself
Thank you for this video! If you don't mind me asking, do you remember what thickness of plexiglass you used?
You're welcome! To be honest I don't remember. Home Depot only had one thickness available so only the dimensions mattered.
Did you calculate the measurements before putting the AC in the window? Id imagine for accurate numbers the AC would need to be in the window already, no?
Can you do a review of this unit and measure its sound DB. Also check how well it removes humidity. I noticed my midea inverter unit does not remove humidity as well as the traditional units. Eco mode doesn't turn off the fan so it blows the humidity right back into the room once the set temperature is reached
That is an interesting suggestion. I don't have a decibel tester but perhaps it's time I get one. Thank you for the video idea, I'll see what I can do! 👌👍
@@WordofAdviceTV you don't necessarily need to buy one, Google play store has "sound meter" and it's pretty accurate. Also check the eco mode issue and humidity issue. Looking forward to your video man
What’s the point of using the accordions? Wouldn’t it be better to close the window against the AC as tightly as possible?
That's a very logical observation. It's just that my wife did not like how a half closed window looked like... I love my wife so that was a minor compromise. 😄😇
So far… I’ve taken the screen out.
I would also like to know how to make the window more secure from breakins.
Do you have a video on installing them with a vertical moving window?
Unfortunately I do not but with a vertical window it should be much easier. This is the only vertical window AC install video I have: czcams.com/video/DplS1GEZTe4/video.htmlsi=S-_eAKER-GZJa8tE
Wonder how many people have that type window or are putting in air conditioners this time of year.
What thickness of plexiglass did you use? I have not had good luck with that, either too flimsy or too rigid.
Sorry, I don't remember. When I bought it, there was only one thickness available so that was that.
If you use silicon around the plexiglass, good luck cleaning up the silicon when you move out of your apartment.
Hello 👋 good 👋 👍 😊 buddy good to see you jay 👍 somehow this video got around without me seeing it but I'm here now buddy I put covers over my window units yesterday the weather has cooled down here fall is here the nights are getting cold 🥶 and the days are pleasant I really enjoy the cooler weather and little Arnold is absolutely loving he feels much better since the weather has broken and he has been doing really well lately and I'm blessed 🙌 we have been working on the jaguar we drove it yesterday and I put back the sunroof and would you know it that song came on the radio by Nicky youre about I got my head out the sunroof . We had a blast Arnold loves the sunroof his little ears just a flopping in the wind tell everyone I said hello and I love you all very much take care and God bless you my friend 🙏 and your family 👪 ❤️ I wish I could send you some pictures of Arnold and his car 🚗 I gave it to him Arnold has his own wheels
@11:59 home de-pot hahaha
That was intentional 😄😎
My window slide up and down. I can't fit my ac unit in the window. The one pane folds down. Is there some way to remove it so I can put the unit in?
2:23 You got a lot of good ideas, but I bet you never tried your magnet advice. All screen frames that I know of are made of extruded aluminum, i.e. non-magnetic. I'll use the wood frame inside the window idea, taken from the slide of the "vertical" AC.
Why you installed the window ac? Your AC is broken down? Your living room is cooling enough? My AC is not cooling so I am thinking about installing the window ac unit temporarily until fixing AC by professional. 2000 SQ house, but most time I spend time in living room. Is a good idea what I am trying to do?
Turning it off and covering it in the winter is gourmet food for mold.
Will the clear silicine be ok for a rental?
Yes, it should be fine. 👍
Aloha from North Shore, Oahu! Just noticed your shirt 🤙 pls tell me where you bought the DREO units from! I can’t seem to find them anywhere on island.
Awesome! A fellow Hawaiian! Aloha from Kona, Big Island!! Unfortunately they are not available locally. I got both units on Amazon.
@@WordofAdviceTV can I asked how you got them shipped to Hawaii? Or did they come along when you moved here?
@@jamauai Sorry, I'm not much help here. You would have to contact the seller, maybe mention that you got to them from my video? I got them shipped here on the condition that I would film a video of me installing them.
@@WordofAdviceTV No worries! Totally understand. Thought you had it shipped traditionally 👍
What happened to the closure above the unit ??
What about heat insulation by flexi glass. A large area is covered only by it. Is it a good insulator, if not, lots of waste of cooling and high energy bills.
Acrylic (plexiglass) is 3-8 times more thermally insulating than regular glass windows so it is actually the best insulator. The R value is a whopping 86!
@@WordofAdviceTV I believe that should be 0.86 for the R value.
Just remove the accordion scoot the ac to the side and close the window over it so you have a smaller opening .
So you did ended up screwing into the wall? or is that wood frame free standing?
If you had watched the video, he explains how he screwed the frame into the wall.
i live on third floor so this does not help me cause i cant put the holder on the outside of the window but good video
You should be able to do it with a bracket like this right? amzn.to/4eDB0sU
Why do you need to put the AC accordion? Can we just take it off and put like that ?
Yes, the accordions are optional. As long as you got the unit secured in place, you can skip the accordion part.
Dreo ....okay but it looks like OREO to me
The foam board is much better as it insulates also
FYI, a magnet won't stick to an aluminum or vinyl screen frame 😅
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I don't understand why manufacturers don't make air con for horizontal sliding windows with the mounting that comes with it. All air con that I see are made for vertical windows.
They do make them, but they are much more expensive.
Cool 😂😂
Hold an aluminum frame screen with a magnet LOLOL
So apartments exist in Hawaii without A/C??
Yes they do! My brother recently spent time there and I asked him how the AC was and he said the place he stayed in had No ac! i was like WTF? are u kidding me? he said no, they relied on the trade winds and large opening sliders as well as fans... wow!
window acs are a no brainer during hot seasons i prefer using these than the ac unit at our place due to the high volume of energy consumption and electricity bills skyrocketing, these are always on top to cool off avoid those portable ac units such a waste of money.
My unit faces the street. So I am worried about it being easily removed by strangers
If you use plywood instead of plexiglass and lock the window you should be fine. (by locking the window I mean putting a pipe or piece of wood in the window track so it can't be opened or use some kind of a window lock.)
Home dePOT?
Yup. 😄
How many people have the luxury of a balcony.
Luv your video’s but concerned about security and theft easy to remove a flimsy plexiglass
Thank you for the concern! Our neighborhood is pretty quiet so we have a few windows that are always open. (just a window screen) So I don't think their first choice would be the air conditioner window. 😅
Home de POT
hope no one breaks in...
If someone wants to break in, a window likely won't stop them.
There is NO info on this anywhere else. You should see my horrible ghetto rig. I think something got in and now I'm tripping
I would never put an ac on a first floor apt.
Yikes! This guy is a home invasion waiting to happen. Just about every installation mistake that can be made is on display here. On the upside, this video did make me laugh.
Well at least the video made you laugh. 😄 Let me explain why the security is so lax. Where we live here in Hawaii, breaking into the house through this air conditioner window would be far more difficult than any other window we always keep open. So I really see no point in making it extra secure.
You shouldn't have, I have problem, my window it only 15 inches width and I don't like the portable AC
Dude, why is every ac windows installation has some kind of wood frame diy.
haha great video, but my man literally said home "dee-pot" @11:58 instead of home "de-po"
Thank you! Lol, yeah it started out as a joke but now it's how I say it all the time. 😇 Same with "herb". I say the H.
Bro really pronounced the T in Home Depot
I also pronounce the H in herb. 😇😎
Well unfortunately I can't put that wooden bracket outside so this video isn't any help
Use the window bracket that you can buy on Amazon instead of the wooden one. (Link to it in video description)
@@WordofAdviceTV thanks, I'll check for it
why even mention in the beginning that you cant use screws or drill anything but you end up doing it anyway
Because I originally planned to use a bracket from Amazon. That would have been completely screw-free but dad-in-law showed up and really wanted to make the wooden one.
The security of this install seems suspect. Ripping that plexiglass sheet out looks too easy.
In the house we live in, this would be the hardest window to get in through. 😅 Luckily we live in a peaceful neighborhood so security isn't a big concern.
@WordofAdviceTV I live in a peaceful neighborhood, too, but burglars drive cars. Burglars typically target "peaceful" neighborhoods. Anyway, I think I'm going portable AC. The window for the room I want to cool is on the front of my house on the second floor. I don't want to drill holes in the stucco and install a shelf for something I really only need for 2 months out of the year. The plexi glass would not have been a problem for the second floor, but the shelf was really the deal-breaker for me. Best of luck.
Home De Pot lol
I say herb with the H 😉
That's a verticle sliding or hung window
So then what do you do about thta entire space in the window ABOVE the air conditioner, it's the reason I'm looking at this, you fussy fussy about every other detail, ignore the main one.
What do you mean? I put a piece of plexiglass in that space and it's been working great for us. Did you not watch the whole video? Recently did the same exact thing for my parent's rental house too.
@@WordofAdviceTV I think you're talking to a bird
@@gavingenuino1925 Haha, true
Your like 3 months too late. Are you Australian or something?
Lol I know right? I guess this will be for next year. 😄 We live in Hawaii and the part of the island we are on, this time of the year is the hottest.
@@WordofAdviceTV I loved Hawaii. Been there in the Navy but went when I was out to Kuwaii. Loved it!
Awesome! Nice that you had the opportunity to visit, it's beautiful here! We are on Big Island so it's not as amazing but still a wonderful place to be. 👍👍